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n.nitrous oxide used as an anesthetic: so called from the laughter and exhilaration that inhaling it may produce
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Laughing gas — may refer to:* Nitrous oxide, when used as an anaesthetic * Laughing Gas (novel), a comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse * Laughing Gas (film), the title of several movie shorts * Laughing Gas (1914 film), a film staring Charlie Chaplin * Laughing Gas… … Wikipedia
Laughing gas — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Laughing Gas — (El gas de la risa/Charlot, falso dentista) Cortometraje dirigido y esterilizado por Charles Chaplin, estrenada el 9 de julio de 1914 … Enciclopedia Universal
laughing gas — n [U] informal a gas that is sometimes used to stop you feeling pain during an operation … Dictionary of contemporary English
laughing gas — n. nitrous oxide used as an anesthetic: so called from the laughter and exhilaration that inhaling it may produce … English World dictionary
Laughing gas — Nitrous oxide, a gas that can cause general anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of other anesthetic agents but it is never used today as the only anesthetic agent because the concentration of nitrous oxide needed to… … Medical dictionary
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laughing gas — N UNCOUNT Laughing gas is a type of anaesthetic gas which sometimes has the effect of making people laugh uncontrollably … English dictionary
laughing gas — azoto suboksidas statusas T sritis chemija formulė N₂O atitikmenys: angl. dental gas; laughing gas; nitrogen suboxide rus. азота закись; веселящий газ; гемиоксид ryšiai: sinonimas – diazoto oksidas sinonimas – linksminančiosios dujos … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
